Contracts that are formed on-line (e.g., by clicking “I Accept”) have long been held to be legally enforceable. Some of those on-line terms and conditions purport to give the on-line business the unilateral right to amend those Ts & Cs. … Continue reading →

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the students and their families at Virginia Tech that have been victims of this senseless act.

Patrick Lamb posted an entry on billable hours ("Flash Announcement: The Billable Hour is Dead") that received many comments, including one by Ron Baker of VeraSage Institute. Ron makes a number of good points but I took issue with his statement … Continue reading →

It’s been business as usual for law firms despite the evils of the billable hours fee model, as pointed out in the ABA’s Billable Hours Report issued in August, 2002. The Report neatly summarizes some of the problems with the … Continue reading →

Your employee has a short fuse and exhibits anger and irritability on the job. She is also easily distracted and has a hard time concentrating and assigning priorities to tasks. So you set up a meeting with her to discuss … Continue reading →